Non-refillable bottle.



Patented May 6, 1913.

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FERDINAND ANDERSON, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6,1913.

Application filed October 14, 1912. Serial No. 725,722.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FERDINAND ANDERSON, asubject of Sweden, and a resident of Vaterbury, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Non- Rellable Bottles, which improvements are fully setforth in the following specification.

This invention relates to improvements in non-reiillable bottles, andhas for its object to provide a bottle of this type which shall besimple and comparatively inexpensive as regards construction; durable,efficient and reliable in` practical service; and which shall possesscertain well-defined advantages over prior analogous constructions.

The invention consists in the combinations, details and parts whereby,together with the no-vel disposition and relative arrangement of saidparts, the attainment. of the foregoing object is rendered practicable,all of which will be hereinafter more specifically referred to and setforth in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein similar reference-numerals denote like parts throughout therespective views, as to which- Figure l is a view showing in sideelevat-ion a fragment of a bottle embodying my said improvements. Fig. 2is a view similar to Fig. l, the neck-portion of the bottle being shownin central, vertical section.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, 2 denotes the bodyof the bottle and 2 the neck thereof.

3 is an exterior cap, housing the upper portion of the neck 2, andsecured thereto in any appropriate manner, as by means of the metallictie 2,, in partial cooperation, ordinarily, with an annular rib 3', withwhich the neck 2 is customarily provided. Cap 3 is reduced at its upperportion to form a nozzle 3 and an interior, annular shoulder 4,overlying and somewhat removed upwardly from, the extreme top of theneck 2', and is longitudinally slitted at intervals circumferentiallythereof to accommodate the rib 3', as clearly indicated in Fig. 1.

There is inserted snugly within the neck 2 a tubular valve-casing il',having an enlarged or flared upper portion t, between the upper edge ofwhich and the shoulder a there is disposed an annular flat seal orgasket 5, for closing the joint thereat.

5 is an annular valve-support, snugly inserted within the casing et,adjacent to its flared portion 4C, and within which reciprocatesendwise, as the bottle is turned from an upright to a more or lessinverted position, or vice versa, an indirect, cylindrical gravitylvalve 5, closed at its opposite ends, and its lower end-closure beingsuitably conoaved, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 2, and for apurpose to be hereinafter ex- -plained The cylindrical valve aforenamedhas a lateral intake port 6 at its lower portion, and a similar outletport 6', or a plurality thereof, at its upper portion, the latter' beingclosed by the support 5 when the valve 5 occupies its lowermostposition, as indicated clearly in Fig. 2, said valve voluntarilyassuming such lowermost position when the bottle is caused to standupright. New, upon said bottle being suitably inverted, as in the act ofpouring therefrom more or less of the contents thereof, valve 5 willvoluntarily move endwise approximately into the position indicated indotted lines in 2, thereby freeing the port or ports 6 from the closingeffect of the support 5', said valve being limited in its lattermovement in any appropriate manner, as by means of a transverse pin 6,either or both of whose ends protrude into the plane of, and engage saidsupport 5, at the underside thereof, and this limitation of the openingmovement of said valve being essential to the end that its crown, as 7,may not, when the bot-tle is positioned for withdrawing more or less ofits contents, reach and close the nozzle 3, as will be readilyunderstood.

lVhen valve 5 shall have been adjusted to its open position, abovedescribed, and as by duly tilting the bottle as a whole, more or less ofthe contents of said bottle will indirect-ly enter the valve 5 by way ofthe port 6, move indirectly outward therefrom by way of the port orports 6', and then, by reason of the clearance afforded by the enlargedportion 4, move upwardly and partially around the crown 7 to, and escapeby way of, the nozzle 3.

A secondary valve-support 7 is snugly Ifitted within the casing t, at apoint suitably distant below the support 5, and conforms in allessential details to the latter; and within the same, said secondarysupport, there is disposed to voluntarily reciprocate endwise, and inaxial alinement with the valve 5", a secondary, indirect, cylindrical,gravity valve 7", having a lateral outlet port 8, or a pluralitythereof, at its upper portion, and otherwise, in the main, conforming indetails of construct-ion and in operation, relatively to the support 7',to the valve 5", and the latters operation relatively to the support 5',save that its crown, as 8', is domed adequately for a purpose to behereinafter explained, and in place of being closed at its lower end, isprovided thereat with a narrow bridge 8".

To facilitate the opening action of valve 5" and the closing action ofvalve 7 I interpose between the same a freely movable, spherical element8"', which, when the bottle is suitably inverted, falls into theconcaved bottom of valve 5", and, by its weight, aids said valve inundergoing its opening movement, while, upon said bottle being suitablyrighted, said spherical element impinges against the top of the crown8', and, again by its weight, aids thevalve 7" in undergoing its closingmovement. Further, I insert loosely within the valve 7" an additionalspherical element 7"' which, when the bottle is suitably inverted, fallsinto the domed crown 8', and aids valve 7 in undergoing its openingmovement, while,- upon said bottle being suitably righted, falls againstthe bridge 8", and aids valve 7" in returning to its closed position.The bridge 8" prevents the spherical element 7'" from escaping from thevalve 7 'and the diameter of said spherical element 7"' issuch that,when occupying the domed crown 8' it has substantially no closing effecton the port or ports 8.

The opposite gravit-y valves open and close in unison, aidedautomatically in these movements by the spherical elements 8"', 7 asherein described; and when the bottlc is suitably inverted, said gravityvalves will each assume its open position, whereupon more or less of thecontents of the bottle will pass into valve 7", by way of the lower,bridged end thereof, thence outward therefrom, by way of the port orports 8, and thence outwardly by way of the valve 5" and nozzle 3" ashereinbefore explained.

The indirect character of the valves 5" 7 and their' operation, eachrelatively to the Locoje other, assisted by the spherical elements 8'7"', render the refilling, of my improved bottle exceedingly diflicultif not wholly mpracticable, since said gravity valves may not be easilytampered with or. controlled for refilling purposes.

It will be seen that my improved nonrelillable bottle is well adaptedfor the purposes for which it is intended, and further that the same maybe modified to some eX- tent, without departing from the spirit andprinciple of my invention.

I claim:

The combination with a bottle having a neck, of a tubular valve-casinginserted tightly within said neck; annular valve-supports, insertedtightly within said valvecasing, respectively, and suitably spaced eachfrom the other; a cylindrical gravity valve, encircled by one of saidvalve-supports, closed at its opposite ends, having its lowerend-closure concaved, and having a lateral intake port adjacent to itslower end, and a lateral outlet port adjacent to its upper end; anadditional cylindrical gravity valve, encircled by the other of saidvalvesupports in axial alinement with the valve first named, closed atits upper end, bridged at its lower end, containing loosely a sphericalelement, and having a lateral outlet port adjacent to its upper end,said valves being automatically shift-able endwise, each to bring itsoutlet port into and out of registry with its cooperating valve-support,upon said bottle being caused to occupy an upright or aninvertedposition, respectively, and for closing and opening such outletport,accordingly; and an additional spherical element, the latter looselyconined within the valve-casing aforenamed, between said valves, andaiding in the opening movement of one thereof, upon said bottle beinginverted, and the closing movement of the other thereof, upon saidbottle being brought to an upright position, the spherical element lirstabove named, cooperating with the valve within which it is confined,accordingly.

FERDINAND ANDERSON.`

Witnesses:

FRANK P. McEvoy, WILLIAM K. LAwLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained 'for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

